FLAMES (47-20-9) vs. PREDATORS (43-28-5)
6 p.m. MT | TV: Sportsnet West | RADIO: Sportsnet 960 The FAN
Leading Scorers:
Flames:
Points - Johnny Gaudreau (107)
Goals - Matthew Tkachuk, Elias Lindholm (39)
Predators:
Points - Roman Josi (88)
Goals - Matt Duchene (39)
Special Teams:
Flames:
PP - 23.2% (9th) / PK - 84.1% (5th)
Predators:
PP - 23.8% (7th) / PK - 79.9% (14th)
Advanced Stats:
Flames:
Shot Attempts: 55.91% (3rd)
High-Danger Chances: 55.85% (2nd)
Predators:
Shot Attempts: 49.92% (16th)
High-Danger Chances: 51.49% (14th)
Players to watch:
Flames - Dillon Dube
There's no doubt everyone will be watching Gaudreau and Tkachuk, who are lighting it up. But Dube has been stellar in his last three outings, scoring once against Chicago and he now has four goals in his last three outings. He's playing his best hockey of the season and providing the secondary scoring which is essential to the team's success.
Predators - Roman Josi
Josi is one of the favourite's to win the Norris - THE favourite depending on who you ask - after a stellar season by the blueliner. He leads all D-men with 88 points, is second in goals with 20 (Cale Makar leads with 26), and is tops with 68 helpers, 10 clear of Adam Fox. Can he hit 100? If he does he'd be the first D-man since Brian Leetch to get there (102 in 1991-92).
Those 88 points are a new single-season high for the franchise, as he eclipsed the previous high-water mark of 85 set by Paul Kariya in 2005-06. His incredible play has some putting his name in the Hart conversation, where the last defenceman to win the MVP trophy was Chris Pronger way back in 1999-2000.
Source:
https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/5-th...rs/c-333138732